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Amazon Cancels Lord Of Rings MMO Amid Layoffs

Amazon is winding down its still-popular New World MMO amid mass layoffs

Aeternum amid layoffs in the division and even deeper job cuts across its parent company. The game debuted on PC in 2021 and it landed on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S just over a year ago. "After four years of steady content updates and a major new console release,

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Amazon's Lord of the Rings MMO looks doomed as former dev says we "would have loved it" amid thousands of layoffs

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Amazon have reportedly cancelled their Lord Of The Rings MMO, again

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Amazon says it didn’t cut 14,000 people because of money. It cut them because of ‘culture’

Amazon chief executive Andy Jassy’s explanation for why the company is cutting 14,000 employees? Not money. Not even AI, but “culture.”

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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy makes HUGE statement on 14000 job cuts, says ‘was done to…’, warns number may increase to…

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Amazon’s 14,000 layoffs aren’t about money or AI, CEO says ‘it’s something else’

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Amazon Games Slammed By Layoffs — ‘New World’ Ends New Content And ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ MMO Reportedly Cancelled

Amazon Games has suffered layoffs, causing New World to cease new content, while their The Lord of the Rings MMO has reportedly been cancelled.

As Amazon kills New World, League of Legends co-creator and Riot co-founder puts a call out for "star devs" from the MMO: "We’re always on the lookout for S-tier talent"

Fantasy MMO New World got the death knell from Amazon this week, as the company announced season 10 would round out updates to the game amid wider layoffs affecting some 14,000 jobs. Players and devs alike are commiserating, and now a co-founder of Riot Games has put out a call for the talent who are seeking their next gig.

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New World: Aeternum to end support amid reported Amazon layoffs

While the servers will keep the game running through 2026, the MMO will cease to receive new content after Season 10 ends.

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Amazon Shelves New World as Players Start Flocking Back

Amazon Game Studios' MMORPG, New World, has reached a critical juncture. The ambitious project from the Irvine, California-based team, initially heralded as a significant

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Amazon reportedly "gutting" its video game division as part of 14,000 company wide job cuts

Following Amazon's decision to cuts 14,000 jobs, a new report has claimed the company is "gutting" its video games

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Report: Amazon cancels Lord of the Rings MMO

This is actually the second Lord of the Rings MMO that Amazon has cancelled. The first was made in partnership with Chinese company Leyou in 2019 before work was cut short in 2021. This most recent endeavour was part of an agreement with Embracer, and was announced in 2023.